Welsh ragga metal band Skindred have announced the opening acts that will be supporting them on their upcoming headline UK tour. Joining them on stage will be a variety of up-and-coming rock and metal bands including Lake Malice, Cody Frost, Graphic Nature, Saint Agnes, Archives and Idle Discourse. London based nu-metal band Blackgold will also feature as the main support for the duration of the tour, except for the Belfast and Dublin shows where Raging Speedhorn will support Skindred.
We are super excited to announce the addition of some amazing bands who will be joining us on our UK & Ireland tour next Month including @lakemalice , @GRAPHICNATURE__ , @codyfrostmusic @WeareSaintAgnes . Last tickets for Newcastle & Belfast.https://t.co/va5VaPRvXi pic.twitter.com/4TMuiMM11C
— Skindred (@Skindredmusic) September 15, 2023
The ‘Smile’ tour will support the release of the group’s latest studio album, Smile, that was released earlier last month of August 4th via Earache Records. The band’s eighth LP smashed all expectations and slotted straight in at number 2 of the UK Albums Chart, a career high for the ragga metal outfit.
The tour is set to begin at the Roadmender in Northampton on October 6th and will conclude in Dublin at the Academy on November 18th. Skindred will then play their biggest headline show to date next year at the Wembley OVO Arena in London on March 15th, where alternative metal band As Everything Unfolds will open as a support act. Two accompanying shows will also take place in Manchester and Birmingham on either side of the main London show, on the 14th and 16th of March respectively.
In a recent press release, Skindred drummer Arya Goggin spoke about the support acts, saying, “Skindred is always about supporting the next wave of exciting new artists coming through and on this tour we wanted to try and help shine a light on a few amazing new bands that we are excited about and that we think our fans will love too. We want to encourage people to come to our shows early and to get into the party atmosphere and to enjoy the likes of Lake Malice, Cody Frost , Graphic Nature, Saint Agnes, Archives and Idle Discourse. With of course main support Blackgold too.”
Watch the music video for “Gimme That Boom“, a single from their latest LP Smile, below:
See below for Skindred’s headline tour dates:
06/10/2023 – Roadmender – Northampton
07/10 – O2 Academy – Leeds
13/10 – Junction – Cambridge
14/10 – Epic – Norwich
19/10 – Rock City – Nottingham
20/10 – NX – Newcastle
21/10 – The Garage – Glasgow
26/10 – Dreamland – Margate
27/10 – Chalk – Brighton
28/10 – O2 Academy – Bristol
03/11 – Leadmill – Sheffield
04/11 – The Engine Shed – Lincoln
10/11 – The Great Hall – Cardiff
11/11 – O2 Guildhall – Southhampton
17/11 – Limelight 1 – Belfast
18/11 – Academy, Dublin
14/03/2024 – Academy, Manchester
15/03 – OVO Wembley Arena
16/03 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
You can purchase tickets for the London headline show along with other tour dates here.
You can purchase Smile here.
